according to the video he had several seconds to change directions again,,,but as we see he chose to attack instead of any rational option,,,
According tho the police report, by McMichaels own admission, the jogger had already tried to go the opposite way.
Also in the police report, and also by McMichaels own admission, they continued the hunt.
Runing away didn't work. And the men demonstrated that they were committed to the hunt.
When a man is being hunted by men with guns and running away doesn't work, he's left with two choices.
Either keep running, knowing it didn't work the first time, or you fight for your life and you try to kill the ************ who's hunting you.